Citizens4CleanAir

Advocates for the elimination of ethylene oxide emissions into the air.

[Sean Reilly @SeanatLarge26]

And the final rule is out. Unlike the proposal, it will not directly address carcinogenic #ethyleneoxide emissions from the plants in question: https://t.co/rM6oUEzPVk

#EPA #AirPollution

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: The EPA moved to weaken limits on emissions of ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas. https://t.co/VUgSKrCCHO

[Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbin]

Toxic ethylene oxide causes cancer, yet the Trump Administration is proposing to gut restrictions on the emissions of these chemicals from commercial sterilizers. EPA must reinstate its EtO emission standards and protect our communities from toxic emissions.

[Chicago Sun-Times @Suntimes]

For decades, Republican lawmakers and industry lobbyists have tried to chip away at a small EPA program that measures the threat of toxic chemicals in our air and water. Legislation proposed in Congress would do exactly that. https://t.co/dDV3j6NhBY

[Axios @axios]

The EPA issued new rules to force hundreds of chemical plants across the U.S. to reduce cancer-linked toxic chemicals they emit into the air.

The rules come as a win for advocates and advance the Biden administration's push for environmental justice.

https://t.co/wCthufGabT

[Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune]

Regulations unveiled Thursday by the U.S. EPA would require commercial sterilization operations to reduce ethylene oxide emissions by 90%, largely by installing pollution-control equipment already required in Illinois and a handful of other states. https://t.co/MomT9SUuIi

[Citizens4CleanAir @CleanAirIL]

The updated sterilizer rule is out. This is not what we hoped for. ⁦@StopSterigenics⁩ ⁦@EPAair⁩ https://t.co/Qsbed2iqWK

[Citizens4CleanAir @CleanAirIL]

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[Citizens4CleanAir @CleanAirIL]

The updated sterilizer rule is out. This is not what we hoped for. @StopSterigenics @EPAair

[Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune]

Regulations unveiled Thursday by the U.S. EPA would require commercial sterilization operations to reduce ethylene oxide emissions by 90%, largely by installing pollution-control equipment already required in Illinois and a handful of other states. https://t.co/MomT9SUuIi

[WGN TV News @WGNNews]

Report: Residents near Sterigenics facility could face increased risk of cancer
https://t.co/vriMyrmicg

[Citizens4CleanAir @CleanAirIL]

@StopSterigenics

[ABC 7 Chicago @ABC7Chicago]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that people who lived near the Sterigenics facility while it was operating in Willowbrook do face greater cancer concerns. https://t.co/LPTUgd5Wyp

[ABC 7 Chicago @ABC7Chicago]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that people who lived near the Sterigenics facility while it was operating in Willowbrook do face greater cancer concerns. https://t.co/U1ESh4ZOse

[Atlanta Journal-Constitution @ajc]

BREAKING: The controversial medical sterilization firm Sterigenics and its parent company agreed this week to settle several lawsuits over its plant near Atlanta for $35 million. https://t.co/p8V5le7dIG

[Citizens4CleanAir @CleanAirIL]

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[Citizens4CleanAir @CleanAirIL]

Thank you for continuing to support this issue ⁦@RepSchneider⁩ ⁦@SenDuckworth⁩ ⁦@SenatorDurbin⁩. #banetoemessions https://t.co/9kPQCqZcH8

[Citizens4CleanAir @CleanAirIL]

⁦EPA estimates that the proposed cuts of pollutants such as benzene & EtO will lead to a 96% ⬇️ in cancer risk for residents living in the shadow of these plants,costing polluters more than $1.5 billion to get their operations & technology into compliance https://t.co/XFylpjFoGc

[Stop Sterigenics @StopSterigenics]

Kentucky has fourth-most chemical plants subject to proposed new curbs on toxic emissions
https://t.co/tDfMcxUuFN

[ProPublica @propublica]

Using EPA data, we mapped the spread of cancer-causing industrial air emissions down to the neighborhood level.

Click on a hot spot or type in an address to find the increased estimated cancer risk at that location.

https://t.co/6koWMOERPZ

[Earthjustice @Earthjustice]

Ethylene oxide is one of the most toxic air pollutants EPA regulates. It is a known carcinogen, and in 2016 EPA estimated it was 60x more toxic than previously thought. So it's about time they updated rules for ethylene oxide sterilization facilities. https://t.co/PrhKEm2pFk

[ProPublica @propublica]

The updated rules impose stricter health standards for emissions of chloroprene and ethylene oxide to reduce the risk of cancer residents face when they breathe pollution from chemical plants. https://t.co/m0tO4WhbAr